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MATERIAL SUBSTANCES:
water, gold

ABSTRACT CONCEPTS:
patience(pazienza), friendship(amicizia)

NOUNS DERIVING FROM VERBS:
reading(lettura), writing(scrittura)

NOUNS OF MAGAZINES

SCHOOL SUBJECTS:
Maths, Physics
Ex. Kate is very good at Maths

LANGUAGES:
English, Italian
Ex. Italian is a difficult language

ARTS: painting (pittura)

COLORS: red, blue, green
Ex. Who's that boy in green?

SPORTS, GAMES AND HOBBIES: golf, tennis, cards(carte), dancing
Ex. Dancing is a good activity for our bodies

DAYS OF THE WEEK: on Monday, on Tuesday
Ex. I go to my Granma's at 12 am on Sundays

YEARS: in 1996
(But he said in the 90's "negli anni 90")

TIMETABLES:
at 4 pm

SEASON: in spring, in summer
Ex. Spring is a pleasant season

HOLIDAYS: at Easter, at Christmas

MEALS:
breakfast, lunch, dinner

ILLNESSES:
measles(morbillo), bronchitis(bronchite)

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PERSON PROPER NAMES
Ex. Principe Edward

COMMON NAMES OF A FAMILY MEMBERS :
father, mother, uncle

BUILDINGS RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, SOCIAL, LEGAL AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS: go to church/ be in church

STREETS, SQUARES, BRIDGES

AIRPORTS, MUSEUMS, STATIONS, PARKS when are composed of a person's or place's own name

PRIVATE CAMPANIES AND AIRLINES

NAMES FOLLOWED BY NUMBERS OR LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET : number 7

CONTINENTS, NATIONS, CITIES, COUNTRIES, REGIONS

LAKES

MOUNTAINS

ISLANS